Fungi come in many colours: from mushroom-grey to pastel-pink via reds and purples, yellows and greens (though they’re less often seen). Last Monday’s walk began with this in fawnish-yellow …
A fawnish-yellow fungus, name unknown: Photo 22nd October 2018
and ended in pink …
Pink-capped fungi, name unknown: Photo 22nd October 2018
Ah, aren’t they pretty!
crispina kemp 
Can’t say I’ve ever seen a pink one before.
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I believe there are several species; don’t know which one this is. As you can see, it'[s not very big. Kinda small mushroom size.
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I’ve never seen a pink mushroom before, either! Who knew?
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I think it’s a domecap, but can’t swear to it. There’s also a lilac domescap! The other most common pink fungi is a waxcap; this doesn’t look like a waxcap.
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Interesting, I didn’t even know mushrooms came in pink! I would have assumed something was wrong with it — shows you what I know. Thanks for continuing to contribute to my mushroom education.
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There are at least two pink fungi (excluding brackets and oddities), one is the pink waxcap, the other, the pink domecap. At a guess I’d say this is the latter. While the waxcap comes in all manner of bright colours, the domecaps are mostly browns, this pink, and a lilac. The delicate shades.
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Wow, just searched for waxcaps online — what shocking colors!
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I don’t see many of those. Alas. Though the eyes are always keened for them.
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I would think if they were there, they’d pop right out!
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It’s so easy to overlook gems. They pose as discarded candy wrappers, or autumnal leaves, or bottle tops. The few few sightings you might investigate (and they’re never easy, beside the path, but snuggled deep amongst ground-covering ivy and cloth-tearing brambles), but after a few miss-identifications you tend to ignore them. Best if there’s two of you. Except then there’s the danger of attention slipping because you’re talking.
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Good point, I hadn’t thought about the possibility of garbage posing as mushrooms (or vice versa). And yes, I imagine you notice a lot more when you aren’t (pleasantly) distracted by conversation. I recently went to an art gallery opening with a good friend I hadn’t seen in a while and afterward realized I’d barely glanced at some of the pieces, I was so caught up in catching up. Luckily the exhibit is still up, and I’m going back in two weeks.
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Enjoy the return visit.
But it’s only only fungi missed when in conversation. On more than one occasion we have missed a turning. Oh dear, that adds another few miles to the trek.
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But it gives you more time to chat, that’s a bright side!
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Silver linings. 🙂
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